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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"stroke outcome"”.
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INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC FACTORS DETERMINING ISCHEMIC STROKE OUTCOME
<p>Cerebrovascular disease (stroke), especially ischemic stroke, is a major cause of death and neurological disability in adults. Because of its clinical heterogeneity, stroke is considered as a multi-factorial and polygenic disorder. Most current genetic studies of ischemic stroke focus on genetic …
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Variability of centre of mass velocity through stroke recovery
… during the sit-to-stand movement in recovering stroke patients. Patients were assessed at baseline- directly after stroke, outcome- after 6 weeks of therapy and follow up - after 12 weeks of therapy. It was expected that inter-trial variability would decrease as the patient recovered. It was …
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Mechanisms of translation arrest following focal brain ischemia
… following resuscitation from cardiac arrest and stroke and presents one of the most significant clinical challenges. At present, there are no clinically effective pharmacologic interventions to halt brain damage following I/R. The major Aim of this dissertation will be to investigate possible …
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The Role of Insulin and Insulin-like Ischemic Stroke and Cognitive Impairment
… with reduced cognitive function and worse outcome after experimentally induced stroke and this is reversed by IGF-I-treatment. The overall aim of this thesis was to determine whether the insulin/IGF-I system is of importance for outcome of ischemic stroke (IS) also in humans and whether …
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Epidemiology of stroke in an urban population - aspects of time, place and person
The present thesis explored the epidemiology of stroke in Malmö, Sweden, an urban population of approximately 250000 inhabitants. Incidence of stroke in Malmö has been monitored since 1989. The National census investigation in 1990 was used to get information about the background population in the …
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The role of regulatory T cells in stroke recovery
Background: Acute ischaemic stroke is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Despite the search for new therapies, tissue plasminogen activator remains the only FDA-approved medication. The immune system is involved in all stages of stroke, from risk factors to pathogenesis and tissue repair. The …
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Inflammatory markers as novel predictors of cardiovascular disease
… and more data are needed. In 3 prospective stroke studies, TNF alpha demonstrated some moderate associations with acute stroke outcome and recurrent stroke risk, but not with incident stroke in the elderly with vascular disease. IL-18 demonstrated no association with risk or outcome in any …
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The Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA): promulgation of a clinial trial resource
Abstract Chapter 1 provides an introduction to stroke including its current prevalence both nationally and globally, aetiology, global importance and social & financial burden. We also describe here current acute stroke management practices, the role of clinical trials in the development of …